Henry Creek
- 14.6 mi
- round trip
- 3,158 ft
- climb
- 7,709 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Henry Creek open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists an alert for Salmon-Challis National Forest.
Stoddard Bridge Construction Closure
Agency alert covering Salmon-Challis National Forest · Order 0413-07-17 · USFS · Salmon-Challis National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Salmon-Challis National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Henry Creek is a hard hike in Idaho's Salmon-Cobalt Ranger District, part of the Salmon-Challis National Forest. The trail is an out-and-back with a high point of 7,709 feet and a low of 4,138 feet, and it rises about 3,158 feet over the course of roughly 14.6 miles. The Forest Service manages the surrounding land. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Jackson, Montana, run to highs around 77°F in July and 76°F in August, with lows in the low 40s. That station sits about 1,200 feet lower than the trail's high point, so temperatures on top run cooler. Bikes and horses are both allowed on the natural-surface trail. The trip is open year-round. Nearby, Thunder Mountain Historic and Lake Mountain are both hikes about 2 to 2.5 miles away. Williams Lake Campground is about 2.7 miles off, and Shoup Bridge Campground, about 8 miles away, offers another place to stay.
- Thunder Mountain HistoricHiking2 mi
- Lake MountainHiking2.5 mi
- Williams Lake CampgroundHiking2.7 mi
- Powderhouse GulchMountain biking3 mi
- Williams Lake HandicappedHiking3.1 mi
- Cougar PointMountain biking3.1 mi
- North Fork Iron CreekHiking3.3 mi
- Shoup Bridge CampgroundCamping8.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Lime CreekHiking · ~15 min drivePhoto: waterarchives, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Goldbug Hot Springs TrailHiking · ~18 min drivePhoto: Ben B Miller, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Interpretive TrailHiking · ~21 min drivePhoto: WaterArchives.org from Sacramento, California, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Thunder Mountain HistoricHiking · ~18 min drive
- Thunder Mountain HistoricHiking · ~4 min drive
- Powderhouse Gulch TrailHiking · ~7 min drive
- Nature TrailHiking · ~21 min drivePhoto: WaterArchives.org from Sacramento, California, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- North Fork Iron CreekHiking · ~6 min drive
- Meadow TrailHiking · ~8 min drive
- Williams Lake CampgroundHiking · ~5 min drive
Best time to visit Henry Creek
Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
28° / 8°
6 wet
Feb
31° / 8°
6 wet
Mar
39° / 16°
8 wet
Apr
46° / 23°
9 wet
May
57° / 31°
10 wet
Jun
66° / 37°
9 wet
Jul
77° / 42°
6 wet
Aug
76° / 39°
5 wet
Sep
66° / 32°
4 wet
Oct
51° / 25°
5 wet
Nov
36° / 14°
7 wet
Dec
27° / 7°
7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Jackson, MT, 38.2 mi away at 6,480 ft. The station sits about 1,200 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
